Farms in five districts of the Vitebsk region have mowed half of the planned grain harvesting areas

August 3, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. Farms in five districts of the Vitebsk region have mowed half or more of the planned areas for grain and leguminous crops, the Agriculture and Food Committee of the Regional Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent.

Among the leaders in harvesting rates are farms in the Chashniki district, which, according to data as of August 3, have mowed almost 60% of the areas to be harvested, as well as Gluboksky (55.6%), Verkhnedvinsky (about 52%), Lepelsky and Sharkovshchinsky (50% each) districts.

In general, across the region, grain crops have been mowed on an area of over 182 thousand hectares, or 40.2% of the areas to be harvested. About 580 thousand tons of grain have been threshed with an average yield of 31.8 centners per hectare. The highest grain yield of 36.1 centners per hectare is maintained in the farms of the Orsha district, which also make the largest contribution to the regional harvest, having threshed over 57.5 thousand tons as of August 3.

In fulfillment of the state order, the region's farms have delivered about 90 thousand tons of grain, which is about 48% of the plan. Flax has been pulled on an area of 7.5 thousand hectares, or more than 40% of the plan.

Nine districts have started sowing winter rapeseed, which has been sown on an area of over 1 thousand hectares, or 2% of the plan. In addition, all districts continue to plow the soil for winter grain crops, apply glyphosate and organic fertilizers for winter sowing.-0-